"We Were Detained, You Were Free": Omar Abdullah Shreds Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Omar Abdullah was reacting to Ghulam Nabi Azad's claims that he and his father, Farooq Abdullah, had been briefed about the abrogation of Article 370.
Responding strongly to veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad's claims that he and his father had been briefed about the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that they were detained for eight months at the time while Mr Azad was the only former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister who was free. Wah bhai wah Ghulam Nabi Azad, so much bile today. Where is the Ghulam that was begging us for Rajya Sabha seats in J&K as recently as 2015? “Abdullahs knew about 370” yet we were detained for more than 8 months including under PSA & you were free, the only ex CM in J&K free… https://t.co/WAbK6hGB4F
The claim was made by Mr Azad in an interview to a TV channel on Monday, in which he also referred to rumours that the Abdullahs had asked to be kept under house arrest themselves in 2019 so that they would not have to take a "public posture" on the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
The former Congress leader and now Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief went on to allege that the father and son said one thing in Srinagar and something else in Delhi, and accused them of playing a clever game.
